Robin was silent, staring at Elise.
After a few minutes, he drawled, “Yes, I have. After Mr. X eliminated the Winfield family, I arrived and saved you.”
“Just like I’ve thought,” Elise remarked with a smile in self-mockery.
She had always expected Robin to be a hero, but she was way too naive.
In fact, Robin was just a security guard who couldn’t keep his six-month promise at all.
Elise could tell she had fallen in love with Robin gradually. Usually, it should be good news, as they could be a harmonious family from then on. However, they were different. Only five months were left, and Robin couldn’t make 400, 000 dollars.
Therefore, they would eventually separate.
The more deeply they loved each other, the more they would suffer when divorcing.
Afraid of it, Elise decided to stop loving Robin, so it would be better for them by then.
She closed her eyes and adjusted her mood before saying sternly, “Take the congee away. I won’t drink it. You don’t need to cook for me anymore. Pack your bedding. From now on, sleep on the couch in the living room. You cannot enter here without my permission.”
“Honey?”
“Call me Elise. Move out. Now!”
“OK,” Robin agreed.
He held the bedding, his quilt, and his pillow to the couch in the living room. Then he lay on it, feeling the hard, cold wood.
He still hadn’t found the manipulator who had framed Elise back then, so he couldn’t expose his identity.
Therefore, he had to agree to sleep on the couch.
After Robin left the room, Elise relaxed. Tiredness appeared on her stern face. She was at a loss. Finally, she lay back down and covered her face with the quilt.
“I’m sorry.”
Tears streamed down her cheeks. Holding the quilt tightly, she repressed her cry, feeling the waves of sharp pangs in her heart.
She wondered if that was love, which indeed hurt.
However, she had to do it. Compared to the suffering in five months, she’d rather suffer right then and stop loving Robin, believing it would benefit them both.
The following day.
Elise didn’t go to work online. As a workaholic, she always went to work on time without being late.
However, she didn’t get to work or for breakfast.
Hesitantly, Robin knocked on Elise’s door.
“Knock. Knock. Knock.”
However, there was no response from the room. Robin frowned, pushed the door open, and checked on the bed, only to find Elise sleeping. When he approached her, he found wet stains on the pillow.
“Did you cry?”
Robin felt sorry while looking at her. Reaching out, he stroked Elise’s hair. While sleeping soundly, Elise rubbed against his big palm like a kitten.
“Good girl. Give me more time. After I find out the manipulator, I’ll tell you everything.”
Tenderness flashed through his eyes.
Suddenly, Elise’s phone rang again. Robin checked the caller ID and saw Priya was calling. He picked up the phone and swiped to answer. “Yes, Priya? What’s the matter?”
“Mr. Bailey, where is Ms. Houry? Something happened to our company again. Many people surrounded it.”
“Surrounded? Who are they?”
Robin frowned.
“I don’t know. They requested to see Ms. Houry. All look fierce,” Priya answered tensely. After all, she was a young lady.
“Let me handle it. Elise doesn’t feel well today.”
Robin ended the call and put the phone away. Then he left a note before walking out of the villa. He wanted to see who was THAT bold to make trouble again.
After arriving at Landview Inc., Robin understood why Priya sounded panicked on the phone.
The troublemakers were tall and sturdy in black. All of them had tattoos. Holding a melon knife, the gang leader was peeling an apple.
The scene was horrible.
Robin saw a familiar face among them–Elliott.
“Elise Houry hasn’t arrived. This brat has.”
When Elliott saw Robin behind the crowd, his eyes lit up. He deliberately wanted to make trouble for Robin and Elise.
Last time, he felt highly embarrassed in the restaurant.
He had thought Robin was someone important but was told Robin’s sister-in-law had hooked up with Timothy. Therefore, Robin had the Buosont family as his backer.
Elliott was relieved.
After the Buosont family brought Mr. X to the town, the prominent families united and planned to do something for them. The Buosonts would be too busy to resolve their trouble, so Elliott didn’t think they could have the energy to help Robin.
Therefore, Elliott wanted to avenge, so he contacted his close friend, Rory Jonas, and paid him 200, 000 dollars to gather a group of gangsters. Elliott thought Robin would be frightened.
Ignoring Elliott, Robin went through the crowd.
“Brat, I dare you to walk forward!”
A bruiser wanted to stop him.
However, a slim man snapped at him icily, “Stop it!”
“Why, Mr. Jonas?”
The bruiser looked at Rory.
“We should be more polite and can’t do everything violently. Let him pass. We must be courteous before using force. Understand?” Rory said humbly.
Unlike other gangsters, Rory wore a black, long coat and glasses, looking thin and well-educated. However, a murderous look flashed through his eyes.
“Yes, Mr. Jonas.”
The bruiser trembled, daring not to retort.
If a gangster offended his leader, he would be beaten. However, if the bruiser offended Rory, he would be tortured.
In the gangsters’ minds, Rory was as vicious as a viper.
Robin darted at Rory and ignored him. He had met and killed scheming and brutal foes before. He had become the general leading over 300, 000 soldiers, not only relying on violence.
Standing at the entrance, Robin looked at Priya, who trembled in fear and almost burst into tears. “Is everything all right?” he asked.
Unlike Robin, Priya was terrified.
“Yes. Everything’s all right.” Priya tried her best to calm down.
Robin glanced around and saw the two security guards who had received 200, 000 dollars were also there.
“Mr. Bailey, don’t worry. Since we’re working here, we won’t quit the job easily. Rest assured. We must stop them,” the old men patted their chests and promised.
They were sort of professional.
However, Robin truly wanted them to calm down, afraid they would faint in excitement.